Gas washing and controlling apparatus



Sept. l, 1925. 1,551,859

Y c. B. TULLY GAS WASHING nAND CONTRULLSING APARA'TUS Filed Jan. 24, 1920 2 sinds-sheet a lll Patented Sept. l, 1925.,

l httet CORNELIUS BRITTIFFEE TULLY, Ol? WESTMINSTER, ENGLAND.

GAS 'WASHING AND CNTROLLING APPARATUS.

Application filed January 24, 1920. Serial No. 353,909.

10 all who/mv t may concern.'

Be it known that l, CoRNnLiis llnrr'rir- Tunisi', a subjec oi the lzing oi Great Britain and ireland, residing; at lifestinia ster, England, have invented ln'iiroveinents in Gas `ilashing and Controlling Appart tus (for which l have tiled application in England lilo. 6,8?6 olj May lil, 19M', Patent No. ll2,09l), oft which the following is a specilication.

This invention has reference to gas washing and controlling apparatus suitable ior use with a producer and it has tor its objectto provide apparatus adapted to control the enit olf hotgas ironia gas producer, to wash and cool the gas during its passage through the apparatus and at the saine tiine, to n'iaintain the apparatus in a cool condition.

For this purpose gas lashing and controlling apparatus according; to the invention coniprises a closed box er casing provided with a vertical gras inlet pipe or branch the upper end ol" v.Iiich is adapted to be connected by a pipe to the gas outlet ot the gas producer and the lower end of which extends into the box and is controlled by a valve carried by valve operating ineans capable ot being' actuated :troni the exterior of the valve box for the purpose'ol openinig` and closing the valve, the boxbeing` also provided with liquid inlet and outlet branches and internally with an upwardly extending partition adapted to niaintain liquid, ttor example water, which by nieans ot the said inlet and outlet is caused to flow continuously therethrouglnat a suitable height above the bottoni of the inlet pipe or branch so that such liquid during its passage through the bof-1, will wash and cool the gas passing through the gas inlet branch and also cool the valve and keep it clean, the washed gas then flowing to an outlet, over the said partition.

llhe apparatus is distinguished from a seal box provided with valved gas inlet and outlet pipes as heretofore proposed since in such case no provision exists for washing the gas by a continuous flow of liquid besides which by the present invention liability of the seal becoming ineli'ective through loss ot the sealing` liquid-is wholly obviated.

llas washing; and controlling apparatus, such as described Amay advantageously be used connection with a gas producer having upper and lower gas exit branches through which water gas, inethane hydrogen or other gas produced in the generator is vcaused to llow alternately in a manner well understood. ln this case the valve box is provided with two inlet pipes or branches each provided with a controlling` valve and independent. means lor opening and closing.

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ln the accompanying illustrative drawings, Figs. l and 2 show respectively in longitudinal section and transverse section and 3 in sectional plan, gas washing and controlling apparatus according to the invention provided with two gas inlet valves. Fig. l shows in side elevation how the'apparatus can be used in connection with a gas producer. Y A

ln this example shown, o is a box provided with a cover b through which extend two vertical gas inlet. pipes or branches c and l provided with flanges c1 and d1 tor makingY gas tight connections with the cover ot the box and with lianges c2 and Z2 for making, similar connections, as shown in Fig. il, to pipes c and j extending from gas exit branches g and it at the bottoni and top respectively ot a generator' z',

t isV the inlet branch tor water which passes` through the box and linds its outlet as hereiuai'ter more lully set i'orth. The lower end ot each gas inlet pipe c and Z is controlled by a disc valve jointed to a lever arm lo, one end oi which is pivoted to the lower end ot a supporting rod m lixed to the cover 7, of the box. The other end of the lever arin 7a is .suitably jointed to the lower end oi' an operatingu rod n, that extends in a gas tight manner through a gland o, carried by the cover Z) to the exterior of the box a waere it can be operated by hand in any convenient manner, either directly or through intermediate mechanism, as lever izzechanisrn, for raising or lowering the lever arni 7c and closing or opening the corresponding valve j, means not shown, being provided for holding the operating rod n and attached parts in the valve closing or opening position at will. p is a vertical partition the upper end of which terminates some distance above the lower ends of the pipes c and Z and valves j, to forni with the sides and bottom orp the box a, a receptacle through which water can be caused to continually flow, the level of which will be above the lower ends of the pipes so that g escaping therethrough Will be cooled and partly ivashedby the current of water which will also cool the valves and keep them tree from dust or otherI solid matter. r is a lateral outlet branch through Which flowing over the top of the partition p, can How to a pipe s (Fig. l) and can be led Where required. An outlet branch is provided through which Water entering bythe inlet t can, after oiving over the top of the partition y), escape. rlhe Water outlet may, as shown, he constituted by the gas outlet branch r. ln this case the gas and Water flow od together through the outlet branch r and are afterwards separated from each other in any known or suitable Way.

rEhe box a maybe provided with one or more laterally arranged clearing or inspection holes u normally closed, or each closed, by a cover or door u held in place by a screw7 ze Working through a removable cross bar This bar in the example, normally rests on a pair ot laterally extending supporting bars y carried by the box a and which also serves to support lugs@1 on the door o and are provided at their outer ends with upwardly bent ends y1 to serve as abutments for the cross bar a: when tightening up the screw w.

As Will be seen the gas inlet pipes c and 'el With valves and valve operating mechanism are all carried by the removable cover 7) of the box a so that free access can be gainedto the interior of the box for cleaning or other purpose upon removal of the .said cover. f

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what .n'ianner the same is to be per'- tormed, l declare that what l claim is l. Gas Washing and controlling apparatus, .suitable for use With a gas producer, comprising a covered box having an inlet for Washing and cooling liquid and .outlet means for liquid and gas, a gas inlet pipe extending into said box, a valve adapted to' lopenV and close the lower open :end of hot @as gas inlet pipe, valve opening an'dclosing A he cooled and washed gas, atter acens located within said box, means'extending kfrom the interior to the exterior ei the box whereby the valve opening and closing means can be operated from the exterior of the box and means located Within the box for maintaining the surface of the liquid, during its passage through the box, at a height some distance above the lower end of the gas inlet pipe and its controlling valve.

,2. Gas Washing and controlling apparatus, suitable for use With a gas producer, comprising a box having a removable cover, an inlet for Washing and cooling liquid, outlet means for Washed and cooled gas and for liquid, and a partition for maintaining a constant depth of liquid in said box, a gas inlet pipe carried by and extending through said removable cover and terminating below7 the top ot' said partition, a valve for opening and closing the lower end of said pipe, a lever for carrying and operating said valve, means carried by the said removable cover to which one end of the lever is pivoted and operating means connected to the opposite end oi lthe lever and extending in a gas tight manner through said removable cover.

Gas Washing and controlling apparatus, comprising a box having a removable cover, Aan inlet for Washing and icooling liquid, at one end an outlet branch for liquid and gas, and a transverse vertical partition between said liquid inlet and said outlet branch, a gas inlet pipe carried by and extending through the cover of the box to a level below the top of said partition, a disc valve arranged below and controlling the flower `end of said gas inlet pipe, a lever. kcarrying said valve, a Asupporting rod carried by said cover and to which one end of said lever is jointed and an opera-ting rod connected to the opposite end of said lever and extending in a gas tight manner through the said removable cover.

Signed at London, England, this y5th day of January 1920.

CORNELIUS yBRlTTlFl"`El:`. TULLY. 

